TSICU:Admissions: Difference between revisions
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=='''From the OR'''== | =='''From the OR'''== | ||
*Patients previously admitted to the TSICU | *'''Patients previously admitted to the TSICU''' | ||
**[[media:OR_to_TSICU_RN_Handoff_Tool_.pdf]] | **[[media:OR_to_TSICU_RN_Handoff_Tool_.pdf]] | ||
*Elective operations in which TSICU admission is anticipated should | |||
*'''Elective or scheduled operations in which TSICU admission is anticipated''' | |||
**The surgical service should communicate potential need for a TSICU bed ''at least 1 day prior to the elective case'' | |||
=='''From the ER'''== | |||
'''Coming Soon:''' ER to TSCIU Admissions A3 | |||
=='''From the Ward & Surgical RRTs'''== | |||
*Ensure that the TSICU Attending and relief/charge RN are aware of pending admission | |||
*A formal handoff should be performed between the primary team MD or rapid response team MD and TSICU MDs using the iPASS handoff tool | |||
**[[media:IPASS.jpg]] | |||
==From Monitored or Unmonitored Bed== | ==From Monitored or Unmonitored Bed== | ||
==Interfacility Transfers== | ==Interfacility Transfers== | ||
Revision as of 20:12, 22 July 2019
Coming Soon: ER to TSICU Handoff
Every admission to the TSICU requires Trauma/SICU Attending approval
From the Emergency Room
- Following approval by the Trauma/SICU Attending, the charge or relief RN will be notified and a unit bed assigned
- At minimum, the following patient information should be conveyed (Name, MRN, admission diagnosis, clinical condition)
- Bed assignment requires notification of bed control
- An ER RN to SICU RN handoff must take place PRIOR to the patient's arrival in the TSICU
- A formal handoff is to take place between a member of the on-call surgery team and a member of the TSICU team
- iPASS Handoff Tool
- Any clinical concerns or signs of deterioration requires IMMEDIATE notification of the Trauma or TSICU Attending
From the OR
- Patients previously admitted to the TSICU
- Elective or scheduled operations in which TSICU admission is anticipated
- The surgical service should communicate potential need for a TSICU bed at least 1 day prior to the elective case
From the ER
Coming Soon: ER to TSCIU Admissions A3
From the Ward & Surgical RRTs
- Ensure that the TSICU Attending and relief/charge RN are aware of pending admission
- A formal handoff should be performed between the primary team MD or rapid response team MD and TSICU MDs using the iPASS handoff tool
